title: A case of primary cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma with surgical removal and mitral valve repair.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Nearly 25% of primary cardiac tumors are malignant, with rhabdomyosarcoma being the second most common primary sarcoma. Symptoms are variable, and the clinical presentation depends on the location and propagation of the tumor. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography are preliminary tests in diagnosing the disease. Echocardiographic findings should be supported by other imaging methods. In appropriate cases, surgery combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy is suggested. We present a case of primary cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma with surgical removal and mitral valve repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drmehmetyilmaz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kehlibar
authors.forename: Ismail Yucesin
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Hale Yaka
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ibrahim Arif
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tarhan
authors.forename: Azmi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome